From Soft Power to Soft Ignorance in One Step

... transformed into the universal language of science and tourism. There are also other advantages that benefit countries rather than people, particularly the United States. Influence is probably the simplest and most precise interpretation of the term “soft power.” English has become a means of influence for the world’s leading power and its ally - Britain. However, the language promotes influence, it does not ensure it. What matters far more than the nature of the language itself, is that the English-speaking ...